Resume ‐ Bhuban Dhakal
Year of birth 1962
Current Location/Address
City or Town Kathmandu
Country Nepal
Permanent/Home Location/Address
Country 231/50 Mastermarga, KMNP‐14, Kalanki, Kathmandu, Nepal
G P O Box 13863
Languages
Language Fluency
English Read, write and speak fluently
Hindi Read, write and speak fluently
French Basic, understand with difficulties
Nationality
Main Nationality Nepali
Experience Classification
Job Function Years Experience
Engineering Manager 3
HSE Manager 1+
Chief Engineer 5+
Project Engineer/ Team Leader/Management/Coordination 15
Site Engineer 5+ (extramural time/part time)
Industry Years Experience
Engineering 23+
Construction supervision 5+(extramural time/part time)
Qualifications
Qualification Subject Establishment/Country Year
MA Sociology Sociology Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal 2005
MBS Business Study Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal 2002
MSc Hydropower Planning Norwegian University of Science & Technology 2000
& Development (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway
BE Civil Engineering Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee 1988
(formerly University of Roorkee) India
ISO (QEMS) 9001 and 14001 DNV and ICL
Auditor
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Computer Skills and Software Used
Ms‐word, Ms‐excel, Ms‐project, Ms‐power point, Flow master, AutoCAD 2000
Work Locations
Are you willing to move or relocate?
Yes ‐ I will travel and relocate domestically
Yes ‐ I will travel and relocate internationally
Availability
Earliest Start Date Given 8 weeks notice
Ideal Next Job
Hydropower Engineering, Civil Project Engineer, Project Management
Required Salary & Conditions
Company rules and regulation.
Employment History
Total Years of Work Experience: 23+
Aug 2007 – Engineering Manager/HSE Manager: responsible for design, project evaluation,
to date feasibility study/ESIA, pre‐feasibility study of various sizes of hydropower
projects undertaken by the organisation. Due diligence of hydro projects and
recommend them to higher management for further planning. Assurance and
compliance of HES in hydro projects including in‐house compliance. Presently
involved in 880 MW PROR project feasibility level design and ESIA study and
awaiting for financial closure ‐ S N Power Holding Singapore Pte Ltd
Jan 2002 – Chief Engineer, Responsible for quality control and quality assurance of various
Sep 2007 projects undertaken by the company, supervising staff, marketing and
promotional activities of the company, conduted several capacity building
training to Rural Electrification User’s Association people ‐ BPC Hydroconsult,
Lalitpur, Nepal
Mar 2004 – Bridge Engineer, Responsible for detailed design, quantity and cost estimation
Aug 2004 and design report preparation of 18 m long single lane Dhoti Khola Concrete
Bridge, Upper Modi Hydropower Project, for GITEC, Nepal, a Chinese private
hydropower developer of the said Project. ‐ BPC Hydroconsult, Lalitpur, Nepal
Sep 2001 – Project adviser, Prepared ToR on behalf of the Client, prepared proposal and
Nov 2002 secured job for the Company, Report production on safety standard of
Hydropower Projects and construction, operation and maintenance phase dam
safety ‐ BPC Hydroconsult, Lalitpur, Nepal
Jul 2001 – Assistant Chief Engineer, Responsible for quality control, supervising staff,
Jan 2002 marketing and promotional activities of the company.
BPC Hydroconsult, Lalitpur, Nepal
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Aug 2000 – Project Engineer, Responsible for detailed design, site investigation, quality
Jul 2001 control, project implementation and scheduling and supervising staff, report
production, tendering and contact documentation preparation of different sizes
hydropower projects. The Chaku HEP was one of them.
Chaku Hydropower Project (1.6 MW ), Lalitpur, Nepal
Jul 2000 – Senior Engineer, Produced design report, O&M manual of a completed 60 MW
Nov 2000 Khimti I hydropower Project ‐ BPC Hydroconsult, Lalitpur, Nepal
Aug 1998 – Student MSc Hydropower Development, Norwegian University of Science &
Jun 2000 Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway
Aug 1997 – Design Engineer, Detailed design of steel gate, hydraulic calculation includes
Aug 1998 siphon hydraulics, quantity and cost estimation of Tsho Rolpa GLOF Risk
Reduction Project located at 4500 masl. BPC Hydroconsult, Lalitpur, Nepal
Apr 1996 ‐ Team Leader, Responsible to prepare feasibility report on disposal of
Dec 1996 Municipality Solid Waste in the Simpani Valley. This also includes design of
access road, ropeways, infrastructure layout and design. Project funded by
Diyalo. BPC Hydroconsult, Lalitpur, Nepal
Dec 1996 – Team Leader, Responsible for detailed design of hydropower development at
Dec 1997 Sundarijal from 29 km long Melamchi Water Supply Tunnel. Project funded by
Norwegian Government, Melamchi Hydropower Project (22 MW)
BPC Hydroconsult, Lalitpur, Nepal
Nov 1994 – Team Leader/Resident Engineer Responsible to prepare Bankable Feasibility
Dec 1996 Report on Technical Assistance to Melamchi Diversion Scheme or supplying
water to Kathmandu Valley Residents through 29 km long tunnel, project
funded by UNDP. Resident Engineer for ~700 m long test Adit tunnel
constructed at Pati Bhanjyang, Sindhupalchowk ‐ BPC Hydroconsult, Lalitpur,
Nepal
Mar 1992 – Design Engineer, Detailed design of hill irrigation including canals and
Apr 1997 associated structures, 2.5 km long inverted syphon, suspended pipe and flume
crossing of gullies, quantity and cost estimation. ‐ BPC Hydroconsult,
Kathmandu, Nepal
Nov 1988 – Engineer/site Engineer
Mar 1992 Ministry of Water Resources, Department of Irrigation, Nepal
Lab in‐charge and Team member engaged on design and construction
supervision of the 3000 ha Phase II project This includes 3 km of main canal and
access road, Flood protection and river training works throughout the Jhapa and
Morang district.
Papers and Articles
Over 10 articles have been published in journals and conference papers. The articles mostly
related in water resources sector and its management. Few of them are available in Net.
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Summary
Project planning/scheduling & management, economic/financial analysis of the projects, study
/ design team coordination, design & analysis work, preparation & evaluation of proposals &
Tender Documents, construction supervision, construction site management, quality
control/assessment, proposal writing and securing of jobs, hydraulic design, sediment and
hydrological studies, site investigation co‐ordination and management, contract management
of different civil and hydro‐electro‐mechanical projects and civil construction in Nepal. EIA/IEE
study including base line study, ToR and Scoping Document preparation. Extensively involved in
stud, design and construction supervision of different sizes hydropower projects including
compliance of EIA rules/regulation. Capacity development training were also conducted to
Rural Electrification Users’ Association.
Work Experience
Currently working as an Engineering Manager/HSE Manager with a Norway based Hydropower
Development Company (SN Power Norway) in Nepal with 23 years experience in prefeasibility,
feasibility detailed design and construction supervision of different sizes hydropower projects
(RoR, PRoR, Storage, daily peaking) which includes investigation and assessment/analysis on
sedimentology, hydrological studies, infrastructure planning and design, project configuration,
hydraulic design, dam design, river training, irrigation system, water supply, road construction
activities, Environmental Social Impact Assessment study including IEE/base line
study/EMMP/RSP, project planning and scheduling economic and financial analysis of the
projects, mitigation of environmental impacts in hydro projects, preparation of proposals and
contract documents based on FIDIC, evaluation of Contract Documents, administering of
Contracts in Nepal. Significant input to regional project (India, The Phillipines..) which is being
developed by present employer. Presently working in the capacity of Engineering Manager/HSE
Manager for a Feasibility and ESIA study of 880 MW Tamakoshi 3 HEP, a PROR project in Nepal.
Prior to joining SN Power Nepal, I worked as a Chief Engineer for Butwal Power Company, a
pioneering hydropower company in Nepal established some 45 years back by Norwegian
Entrepreneur. Extensive 4 years of experience working with Government of Nepal, Department
of Irrigation. The involvement was on Irrigation Project including extensive river training work
through people’s participation, project area access road, O&M irrigation project headworks
including waterway. Capacity building training was also conducted to RE User’s Association in
several occasions. Moreover, supervised MSc and BE student for their thesis works. Likewise,
also supervised several group of Environmental Student of Tribhuvan University, Nepal.
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